Is It Still Good?
Reading the label can actually save your life.
Reading the label can actually save your life.
There’s no reason to have faux fish patties or sticks or funny-shaped fillets. You’ll find many options in the frozen seafood section of your grocery store.
You should have your own emergency kit ready for the winter and possible bad weather that could strand you at home for a while.
As we continue our series on cooking vegetables, we come to one of my favorites: leeks. Leeks are relatives of onion and garlic, but they have a more subtle flavor.
You can use turkey just about anywhere you’d use chicken: pizza, pasta, stir fry and more.
If you think soup in a jar is a little hokey, how about homemade liqueurs? Nothing hokey about that.
The European secret to surviving the feast is an after-dinner drink, called a digestif (pronounced die-jes-teef). These are liquors made to help settle an over-full tummy.
One of the easiest to like vegetables is the carrot. It’s high in sugar, so it’s sweeter than lots of other vegetables. Many people like to eat carrot raw. If you’re cooking them, there are lots of options.
Right now, fresh fruits and vegetables are at their peak. So, if you’re going to make a food gift, now’s the time to acquire and prepare your ingredients.
I won’t be cooking a turkey this year. Most likely, I’ll go with a chicken. But for those of you who will be doing a turkey, there are some things you might want to think about.